DevOps | SRE | Platform Engineer

We are looking for diverse perspectives. A24 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from all kinds of candidates.Please note: do not apply through LinkedIn, email me directly per application instructions in the posting. A24 Labs is a technology startup within A24 Films. Our team is lean, and our people are top notch. As a DevOps engineer at A24 Labs, you won’t just be wiring up pipelines or keeping the lights on, blindly following runbooks, disconnected from the impact of your work. You’ll care deeply about the systems you build and the teams who rely on them. You’ll exercise autonomy and sound judgment while collaborating closely with stakeholders and engineers, sharing knowledge, and mentoring others to deliver resilient, scalable, secure infrastructure together.Compensation: $125k - $200k*, plus equity and a competitive benefits package.Location: Most of the labs team works from our New York office so we're currently focused on local candidates.Required Skills & ExperienceStrong hands-on experience operating production systems on AWSECS management, scaling, and optimizationCloudFormation (Copilot a plus)Cloudfront, edge caching, and WAF managementCI/CD pipeline with GitHub ActionsDocker build optimization, production/development parityDevOps automation and shell scriptingObservability, monitoring, and alerting (CloudWatch a must, HoneyBadger a plus)Postgres (RDS, performance tuning, connection management, replication)Production / staging parity, feature-branch deployments, and consistent build pipelinesAsynchronous task processing (Celery, SQS, MQ)Nice-to-Have SkillPython and/or Django experienceCelery and background job systemsFrontend build tooling (e.g. Vite)HexaMesh governance experienceAWS Copilot experienceExample Projects You'd Work OnImproving CI/CD speed, reliability, and consistency across servicesStandardizing and auditing Docker images and build pipelinesDesigning and refining ECS autoscaling alarmsImproving Postgres performance, connection pooling, and query efficiencyImplementing and refining feature-branch deploy workflowsImproving CloudFront and edge caching strategiesStrengthening production / staging parity across environmentsExpanding observability and alerting coverageImproving PII scrubbing and data-handling safeguardsPlease note we already have a solid team of devops capable engineers and are explicitly looking for someone who has already specialized in devops (not another devops capable software engineer). To apply, please send me a personal (non-AI assisted), informal email explaining why you're interested, which boxes you check (and which you don't), where you're located (NYC, in person interviews strongly preferred) and attach your CV or LinkedIn.seth at a24films dot com (required subject line: "labs devops")*Our target salary range for this role is between $125,000 to $200,000. We do not use formal job titles internally and similarly named positions may have different compensation levels. Actual starting salary within the range will depend on various considerations, including: work experience, skills, specializations, and training. This role is also eligible for an annual performance bonus, including both cash and equity components, competitive healthcare, as well as other employee benefits.